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Maple neck or bad photo
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 6:44 am
by jwr2
check out this ric on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2511590008&category=4713
it is either a bad photo or a maple fretboard ...
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 9:14 am
by jeff_ulmer
I was wondering about that one too. Sure looks maple to me.
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 10:50 am
by rickcrazy
My, that sure is a novel way to use the handrest.
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 10:54 am
by admin
Perhaps one of the worst photos I have seen online in some time. Not a good ad for this bass. It is really not possible to tell what the neck is using this photo.
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 11:40 am
by jeff_ulmer
From looking at the listing again, there are some questions I have about this one. The hardware is black, yet the nut is white - does this not seem odd? That fretboard is definitely maple, both pictures have the same coloration as the body, and I have never seen a Ric fretboard that light before.
Did Ric ever do a maple fretboard on a 4003S?
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 3:42 pm
by ken_james
It's a stripped Tuxedo or Redneck. Notice the black pindot inlays. Ask the seller to look under the pickguard and see if it's either red or white, this bass was sold on ebay not to long ago if memory serves me right.
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 4:10 pm
by jwilli
This was probably a Redneck or Tuxedo bass. I think that the original finish has been stripped off and refinned in Natural. Why? Because the tiny black fretmarkers and Maple fretboard. John Hall?
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 5:16 pm
by gpatt5762
I'm pretty sure it's a 4003S.
Garry
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 5:24 pm
by admin
JWilli: I agree, these are microdot fret markers and the Redneck or Tuxedo is a reasonable guess.